He that will take the bird, must not skare it.

He that will take the bird, must not skare it.

I talk of cheese, you of chalk.

I talk of cheese, you of chalk.

The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]

The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.

The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.

The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.

If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.

If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.

Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.

Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.